DAILY DISPATCHES – What COVID-19 means for care in cardiovascular disease

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DAILY DISPATCHES – What COVID-19 means for care in cardiovascular disease

New Zealand Doctor team

Tuesday 7 April 2020, 02:25 PM

Daily dispatches for 7 April

These daily articles provide short dispatches and links to releases on activity relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. New dispatches will be added at the top of the page

Cardiovascular health services and cardiovascular healthcare providers need to upskill in the management of COVID-19 cardiac manifestations and reorga

Heart Disease

References

Zaman S, MacIsaac AI, Andrew I, Jennings GLR, et al. Cardiovascular disease and COVID-19: Australian/New Zealand consensus statement. Med J Aust. 3 April online (open access).

https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2020/cardiovascular-disease-and-covid-19-australiannew-zealand-consensus-statement

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